महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-159, verse-21

स देवपितृगन्धर्वैः कुरूणां कीर्तिवर्धनः ।
मानितः कुरुतेऽस्त्राणि शक्रसद्मनि भारत ॥२१॥

21. sa devapitṛgandharvaiḥ kurūṇāṁ kīrtivardhanaḥ ,
mānitaḥ kurute'strāṇi śakrasadmani bhārata.

21. saḥ deva pitṛ gandharvaiḥ kurūṇām kīrti vardhanaḥ
mānitaḥ kurute astrāṇi śakra sadmani bhārata

21. O Bhārata, he (Arjuna), the enhancer of the Kurus' fame, is honored by gods, forefathers (pitṛ), and gandharvas. He practices his celestial weapons in Indra's abode.

21. הוא, המרחיב את תהילת בני קוּרוּ, זוכה לכבוד מהאלים, מהאבות ומהגַנְדְהַרְוַה, והוא מתרגל נשק בארמונו של שַׁקְרַה, הו בְּהָארַטַה.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• देव (deva) - gods

• पितृ (pitṛ) - forefathers (pitṛ) (forefathers)

• गन्धर्वैः (gandharvaiḥ) - by the gandharvas

• कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kurus

• कीर्ति (kīrti) - fame, glory

• वर्धनः (vardhanaḥ) - enhancer, augmenter, increasing

• मानितः (mānitaḥ) - honored, respected

• कुरुते (kurute) - he performs, he practices

• अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - weapons, celestial weapons

• शक्र (śakra) - Indra

• सद्मनि (sadmani) - in the abode, in the house

• भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

देव (deva) - gods

(noun)

masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity

Note: Part of a Dvandva compound

पितृ (pitṛ) - forefathers (pitṛ) (forefathers)

(noun)

masculine, plural of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor, forefathers (pitṛ)

Note: Part of a Dvandva compound

गन्धर्वैः (gandharvaiḥ) - by the gandharvas

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of gandharva

gandharva - gandharva (celestial musician/demigod)

Note: Part of a Dvandva compound: deva-pitṛ-gandharvaiḥ

कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kurus

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kuru

kuru - Kuru (name of an ancient king and his descendants)

कीर्ति (kīrti) - fame, glory

(noun)

feminine, singular of kīrti

kīrti - fame, glory, renown, report

Note: Part of a Tatpuruṣa compound: kīrti-vardhanaḥ

वर्धनः (vardhanaḥ) - enhancer, augmenter, increasing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vardhana

vardhana - increasing, augmenting, causing to grow, enhancer

Agent noun or verbal adjective

From root `vṛdh` (to grow, increase) + suffix `-ana`

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Compound `kīrtivardhana` (enhancer of fame)

मानितः (mānitaḥ) - honored, respected

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mānita

mānita - honored, respected, esteemed, reverenced

Past Passive Participle

From root `mān` (to honor, respect)

Root: mān (class 4)

कुरुते (kurute) - he performs, he practices

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - weapons, celestial weapons

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of astra

astra - weapon, missile, celestial weapon

शक्र (śakra) - Indra

(proper noun)

masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - powerful, mighty, an epithet of Indra

Note: Part of a Tatpuruṣa compound: śakrasadman

सद्मनि (sadmani) - in the abode, in the house

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sadman

sadman - abode, dwelling, house, seat

Note: Compound `śakrasadman` (Indra's abode)

भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, a king of the lunar dynasty; a name for people of India

Previous Verse Next Verse